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Brent crude rose 1.8% to over $65 a barrel on Monday afternoon after OPEC+ confirmed it would maintain a gradual approach to increasing oil supply. The news also gave a lift to energy stocks, with shares in Shell PLC (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL) and BP PLC (LSE:BP.
Shell expects to drill in 2028 an exploratory well in Brazil's Pelotas Basin, a new oil exploration frontier in Latin America's No.1 economy, an executive said at an event in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.
SHEL's acquisition of TTEs 12.5% stake in the Bonga field aligns with its strategy of focusing on deepwater and offshore operations in Nigeria.
The stake increases Shell's interest in the deep-water Bonga field to 67.5% from 55%.
SHEL to leave Mexico fuel retail, transferring more than 200 stations and logistics to Iconn, as local firms strengthen their hold on the market.
SHEL divests its fuel retail arm in Indonesia to Citadel & Sefas JV, retaining its lubricant business as part of a strategic portfolio transformation.
Talk of a mega-merger between Shell PLC (LSE:SHEL, NYSE:SHEL) and BP PLC (LSE:BP.) is heating up.
SHEL expects former LNG exporters like Indonesia and Algeria to turn into importers, boosting global demand amid Asia's growing energy needs.
SHEL secures dismissal of a $58M lawsuit filed against it, affirming jurisdictional boundaries for international business disputes.
As SHEL doubles down on gas and LNG, a fifth of its shareholders question the climate and economic logic of its long-term energy transition plan.
SHEL's fossil fuel expansion draws new legal threats in Netherlands, claiming it violates a court order to cut carbon emissions.